What are two reasons for an engineer to configure a floating static route? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. to enable fallback static routing when the dynamic routing protocol fails C. to automatically route traffic on a secondary path when the primary path goes down. Floating static routes are static routes that have an administrative distance greater than the administrative distance of dynamic routes. Administrative distances can be configured on a static route so that the static route is less desirable than a dynamic route. In this…

Submitted by kev92· Mar 5, 2026

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Ato enable fallback static routing when the dynamic routing protocol fails
Bto route traffic differently based on the source IP of the packet
Cto automatically route traffic on a secondary path when the primary path goes down
Dto support load balancing via static routing
Eto control the return path of traffic that is sent from the router

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D
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E
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Explanation

Floating static routes are static routes that have an administrative distance greater than the administrative distance of dynamic routes. Administrative distances can be configured on a static route so that the static route is less desirable than a dynamic route. In this manner, the static route is not used when the dynamic route is available. However, if the dynamic route is lost, the static route can take over, and traffic can be sent through this alternate route. If this alternate route is provided using a DDR interface, then that interface can be used as a backup mechanism. Used when primary route is Not available.

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